Barber&#39;s apron.



0. K. PARK HURST.

BARBBRS APRON.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1912.

Patented May 20, 1913.

OTIS K. PARKHURST, 0F MULIANE, KANSAS.

BARBERS APRON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2o, 1913.

Application mea may 15, 1912. serial No. 697,507.

To all lwiz-cfmf t may concern:

Be it known that I, OTIS K. PARKTIURST, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mulvane, in the county ofSumner and State of Kansas, have invented new and use ful Improvements in Barbers Aprons, of which the following is a specification.

T his invention relates to. barbers aprons, the object of the invention being to provide an apron applicable to any customer which will catch and hold all of the hair, and which is cool in Warm Weather, and enables the customer to 'have the free use of his arms. The apron is also admirably adapted for shampoo Work and for facilitating the application of hair tonic, being also useful for a dry rub, for the reason that it catches all of the hair and prevents the same from falling to the floor and upon the clothing of the customer.

A further object of the invention is to provide an apron of such construction that While it is normally held extended in its operative position, it may be readily folded; furthermore, the stiening strips which hold the apron in an extended condition are adapted to be readily'removed to enable the main body of the apron to be laundried.

With the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists in the construction,`

combination .and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fullyy described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim/hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the barbel-s apron shown applied. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of the same, showing the manner in which the stiffening strips are held. Fig. 3 is an edge view of the apron folded. Fig. 4: is a section taken lengthwise of the rim, showingthe fastening means therefor.

The barbers apron contemplated in this invention may be composed of any suitable fabric, such as canvas or oil cloth, and comprises a substantially circular body portion 1 of a suitable size to cover the shoulders of the customer and catch all of the hair, as it. is cut from the head. The body 1 is provided along its outer marginal edge with e ahem 2, in Which is removably inserted a stiffener strip 3. This strip may be composed of Wood, gutta percha, or any comparatively stiff yet iiexible material, which will act as a rim for the apron and hold the same extended in circular form.

Under the preferred embodiment of this invention, the stiifener strip is made in two substantially semi-circular sections, meeting at the back and front and adapted to be withdrawn from the hem at the front of the apron, the extremities of the hem being left open to facilitate the removal of said strips. Secured to the front extremities of the sections of the stiifener strip are complemental fasteners 3 and 4, and in order to permit said fasteners to be placed in engagement with each other, the hem 2 is provided at a suitable point With an opening 5, through which a sufficient portion of one of the fasteners projects to enable it to be engaged with the other fastener. This construction also admits of the ready removal of both sections of the stiffener strip, when it be` comes necessary to laundry the apron. Along the inner margin of the body l, there is provided an upstanding collar 6 providedv With suitable complemental fasteners 7, by which the same may be drawn tightly around the neck of the customer and fastened. By dividing the stiifener strip at the back into two substantially semi-circular sections, the apron as a Whole is adapted to be folded on a diametric line, thus adding to the portability of the same.

It will be observed'that the apron is split or divided along a radial line to enable the g y1,062,497 f into 'two semi-circular sections which meet In testimon whereof I ax my signature disconnectedly at one end and overlap at in presence o two witnesses. the opposite endyand means for detaohably fastening the overlapping ends ofthe sec- OTIS K' PARKHU'RST' 5 tions together, the stffener as a'whole oaus- Witnesses:

ing the marginal hem to stand up fromthe C. A. CARRIER,

body of the apron. A. E. THOMPsoN.v 

